International arrest warrant issued for Marián Kučerka. (source: Interior Ministry)
The court in Bosnia and Herzegovina will not extradite former Slovak police investigator Marián Kučerka to Slovakia to stand trial.
The Denník N daily broke the news on July 12.
Kučerka is charged with accepting huge bribes for sweeping the investigation of several financial crime cases under the rug. One case involved a relative of ex-economy minister Peter Žiga. Today, the ex-minister appears on the slate of the Hlas party ahead of the September elections. Kučerka was found guilty of corruption in 2022 and was given an 11-year-long prison sentence, but the former investigator appealed.
The Supreme Court in Slovakia is yet to decide on Kučerka’s appeal.
